Friday, September 15, 2006
A.A.: Into Action: Economic Insecurity
"We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them."
Alcoholics Anonymous
Into Action
Page 78
"The Promises" (page 83-84 of Alcoholics Anonymous) state: "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us."
To put it mildly, I did not manage money very well when I was drinking. The economic insecurity I felt was of my own doing. Alcohol told me to spend and I spent with no regard for the consequences. In addition to what I spent on booze, I made poor purchasing decisions on other things I did not need. Somehow, it always seemed like I couldn't live without those things when I was buzzed and I told myself that I'd figure out how to pay for it tomorrow. I loved the power of credit cards and then they too, turned on me.
Amends sometimes means reaching into my wallet to repay a debt (even when the debt may have been long forgotten). Today, I will go without if it means that I can repay an obigation that I incurred yesterday. I will no longer live in fear.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Into Action
Page 78
"The Promises" (page 83-84 of Alcoholics Anonymous) state: "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us."
To put it mildly, I did not manage money very well when I was drinking. The economic insecurity I felt was of my own doing. Alcohol told me to spend and I spent with no regard for the consequences. In addition to what I spent on booze, I made poor purchasing decisions on other things I did not need. Somehow, it always seemed like I couldn't live without those things when I was buzzed and I told myself that I'd figure out how to pay for it tomorrow. I loved the power of credit cards and then they too, turned on me.
Amends sometimes means reaching into my wallet to repay a debt (even when the debt may have been long forgotten). Today, I will go without if it means that I can repay an obigation that I incurred yesterday. I will no longer live in fear.
Get the latest edition of:
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Services
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# posted by Bill B. @ 2:04 PM 
